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Lavenham Great House
Hotel and Restaurant

Market Place,
Lavenham,
Suffolk
CO10 9QZ

Tel: (01787) 247431
Fax: (01787) 248007
e-mail: greathouse@clara.co.uk
web: http://www.lavenham.co.uk/greathouse   


Welcome to Lavenham Great House Hotel and Restaurant, situated in the centre of Lavenham, described as "England's finest medieval town".

Regis Crepy, proprietor and head chef of the Great House, trained in Switzerland and has chosen as his signature dish, 'Cushions of Cheese Fondue'.  Also featured are 'Stuffed Rack of Lamb with Confit of Onions' and 'Creme Brulee aux Framboises GREAT HOUSE'. Bon appétit!

 

Chef's Choice:   Cushions of Cheese Fondue
Recipe by: Regis Crepy.
Servings: 8        Preparation Time: 30 mins.
Categories: Appetizers


 

Ingredients:

Bechamel:
100 gm Butter
80 gm Flour
1 pint milk

300 gm Cheddar Cheese, grated
300 gm  Gruyere Cheese, grated

1.5 deciliters White Wine
1.5 deciliters Whipping Cream
1 capful Kirch

salt, pepper, breadcrumbs, egg, flour

Method

 - Prepare the bechamel with butter, flour and milk.
 - Add grated cheddar and gruyere, small amounts at a time, on a low flame
 - Add white wine, kirch, cream and seasoning
 - Pour in a baking dish, leave to cool and set in the fridge
 - Cut into cubes(3 cm), roll in egg, flour, egg, breadcrumbs
 - Fry them until golden in very hot oil: the centre must be melting
 - Serve with a garlic mayonnaise and salad and dried tomatoes

Suggested wine:  Dry White Wine

 

Chef's Choice:   Stuffed Rack of Lamb with Confit of Onions
Recipe by:  The Great House Restaurant.
Servings: 4        Preparation Time: 20 mins.

 

Ingredients:

4 Rack of Lamb
Half an Onion
1 handful Mangetout
1 teaspoon Mustard
1 teaspoon Worcester Sauce
Half a teaspoon Brandy
1 clove garlic
Salt, pepper
2 onions
1/4 litre Burgundy Wine
1/8 litre Lamb Stock
30 gm Butter
1/8 litre Cream (optional)

Method

 - Prepare and clean the racks.
With a very sharp knife, make an incision in the central part of the eye of the filet attached to the bone and with a circular movement, go from one side of the filet to the other side cutting the meat. You should be left with a hollow rack and the tube of meat you just took off.
 - Cut the garlic clove very thinly.
 - Cook the mangetout making sure that they are not too cooked but al dente.
 - Cut the onions into small dice and saute them in half the butter
 - Put the meat, mangetout and onions into the food processor and give it a quick twist.
 - Add the garlic, mustard, brandy and worcester sauce and salt and pepper to taste.
 - Colour the racks in the pan before cooking in a hot oven for 15mins. at 200c

For the Sauce:

Slice the onions thinly and put them into the pan with the remaining butter. Let them cook slowly for as long as it takes to have a brown mixture. pour in the wine and stock and let reduce to the right consistency. Add the cream (optional) and season to taste and finish with a touch of butter.

Serve with boiled new potatoes and vegetables.

 

Chef's Choice:   Creme Brulee aux Framboises GREAT HOUSE
Recipe by:  Regis Crepy, The Great House Lavenham
Servings: 6        Preparation Time: 15 mins.
Categories:  Desserts

 

Ingredients:

1 egg
5 egg yolks
115 gm Caster Sugar
3 tablespoons Raperry Cream Liqueur
1 Vanilla Pod
300 ml Milk
300 ml Double Cream
30 fresh Raspberries
Brown Sugar

Method

 - Mix eggs together with sugar and raspberry liqueur
 - Bring to the boil milk+cream+vanilla pod
 - Pour over the egg and sugar mixture, mix
 - Pour into 6 large ramequins and display 5 raspberries in each
 - Bake in oven in a Bain Marie Gas Mark 4 for 25 mins.
 - Before serving, sprinkle brown sugar on top and use a blow-torch to caramelise the sugar

Suggested Wine: Muscat de Sala

 

 

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